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Advertisers WBI Fnd Oar Col nm» • Latchkey to Over Sixteen Hundred Martin County Homes VOLUME XXXIV—NUMBER 48 FEDERALAGENTS ARREST MAN AND CONFISCATE CAR Find Car In Middle of Road and Driver Apparently Drunk J. T. Matthews, white man living near Robersonville, was arrested by Federal Prohibition Agents C. S. Coat* and F. E. Street and his car, a Buick sedan, wa* confiscated between Conetoe and Bethel early this week. The officers were riding the road dur ing a thunder storm and found the cs.r turned sideways on the highway and Matthews apparently drunk. A fruit jar, half filled with whisky, was found in the car. Matthews was given a hearing here and was ordered held for the next term of Federal court in Washington. His car is now in government stor age. Mr. Matthews has been a defend ant in the Martin courts several times for operating a car while under the irfluence of liquor. Found guilty of driving a car while intoxicated, he was fined $75 in the court here in 1927. About two years later he was found gi'ilty of a similar violation of the law, the court imposing a SSO line and a fcur-months suspended road sentence. Hie license to operate a car was re voked for a period of 12 months. WRITES ABOUT TOBACCO MARTS Mr. Dode Hassell Tells of Conditions In Georgia Tobacco Belt "The situation is the most peculiar ever witnessed in this section," Mr. Dcde Hassell stated in a letter writ ten in Camilla, Ga., and received here this week. He tells of the conditions there, as follows: "This is the beginning of the third week for the Camilla market, and at tl.js writing the market has sold 117,- i$C pounds at an average of $6.09. "Rains during the past several days • ' are causing the tobacco to be held back, and also puts on new growth. All dealers in the weed state emphati , cally that it is the most peculiar sit uation they ever witnessed. It is something new under the sun. The weed is stubborn, does not have a tendency to ripen and half of the crop ■s now standing in the fields, green. All of it will never be pulled, and the worms have taken charge of it, stock and b^rrell. The offerings are of an exceptional ly inferior quality. Still it should bring a little better price than what it is selling for. It is not worth the pulling under the present condition of prices, and the grower would derive more benefit by allowing it to re main in the fileds and plow it under during the coming fall. "The greater part of the crop was stt oat during the month of April, and rains arrived too late for a fair crop. The opening, by all means, should have been postponed for two weeks as the crop could have been disposed of in s short time. "At present, rains are paying us a visit, and plenty of it." RECORDER HAD BUT SIX CASES Proceedings at Session Are ofc\ Little Consequence Six casea were -filled in the county court st the session held here last Tuesday, the proceedings being of lit tle coaaequence. Jim Whitley waa sentenced to jail for one month, to be hired out, when he was found guilty of an assault up on a female. The case charging Delilah Purvis with an assault with a deadly weapon, waa continued for two weeks. Charged with violating the liquor Uws, Jerome Simmons and James Pollard were found not guilty. Curtia Rhodes was sentenced to the State roads for a period of four months, the court finding him guilty of driving an automobile-'while on dei the influence of liquor. The case charging Frank Woolard with an assault upon a female was continued for two weeks. The case charging Joe Boston with being drunk and diaorderly was beard and continued two weeks. "Juke" W. Berger Starts Work As Warehouseman Mr. "Jalee" W. Berger, of Florence, S. C., arrived this week preparatory to operating the Roanoke-Dixie Ware house this season. He will be asso ciated with Mr. W. T. Meadows. Mr. Berger, a prominent tobaccon ist with many years of experience in the warehouse business, has been in the IfM this week in the interest of hu !.-' ' - rttiir ■,»- S3 » ... " T-5535r:.: THE ENTERPRISE Mqjority of County Schools To Open on Se One more month and vacation days will be over for the several thousand Martin County school children, it waa decided recently by educational authorities. Ac cording to plans advanced by the county board of education at least - eleven of the white schools will open on September 14, and the other three white achoola will open aa soon thereafter aa possi ble. The opening date for Griffins, Farm Life, and the Lilleys Hall schools will be determined by the outcome of the election to be held YELLOW JACKETS 1 .. J Waynesville, Aug. 11.—Two yel lowjackets he swallowed Sunday while eating an apple nearly coat the life of Onie Preasley, Hay wood County farmer, who is re covering at a hospital here after Buffering intense pain and poison ing from the stings. Preasly, suffering agony after the yallowjackets stung the ten der membrane of his throat, man aged to dislodge them alive. He waa unable to apeak until today, when his throat responded to treatment. Physician* said his life waa sav ed with difficulty aa the poison had spread through hia body. BAPTISTS HOLD ANNUAL PICNIC • Nearly Two Hundred Go To Rea's Beach for Outing Wednesday Nearly two hundred men, women, children, and babies of the local Bap tist Sunday school picnicked at Rea's Beach last Wednesday afternoon. Plans were made to leave the church at 1:30. And for more than an hour the people vyere gathering from far and near. Many came front far out in the country on busses, trucks, and automobiles. While from all over town they converged on the church lawn until there wis much difficulty in getting sufficient conveyance to handle them. At the beach there was bathing and swimming, followed by abundant re freshments, the parties reaching Wil liamston about nighttall. It was one of the best attended pic nics the Sunday school has had for years, and every one reported an en joyable occasion. Program of Services at Local Christian Church Attendance upon the church and Sunday school services at the Christian Church has held up unusually well during this summer, the pastor stated this morning. are just two more Sundays left before the pastor Itaves, and he is anxious that the good record be maintained. Service* for Sunday and next week are as fol lows: 9:45 a. m. Sunday school. 11 a. m. Morning worship, "What To Believe About God." 7 p. m. Intermediate Christian En deavor. 4 p. m., Tuesday, Junior Christian Endeavor. 8 p. m. Wednesday, prayer meet ing. The union service Sunday night will be held at the Presbyterian church. Mr. Z. H. Rose To Teach In the Columbia Schools Mr. Z. Hardy Rose, a man of many years' experience in the school room, has accepted a position in the Colum bia High School litis season and will start work early next month. A self help student in college, Mr. Rose wai graduated from the University of North Carolina and headed the local schools for two years, those at Ben ton for four years and those at Scot land Neck for two years. He also taught in the public and private schools of Wayne county for five years. A learned scholar in mathematics and Latin, the professor will teach those two subjects in the Tyrrell County high school and direct athletic programs. Good Program of Pictures At the Watts Next Weel i Marie Dressier and Polly Moran | climax the amusement program at the Watts Theatre here next Thursday and Friday when they appear ip-i*Poli tics." Monday and Tuesday, Constance Bennett appears in "The Common Law," a story of lore in the art stu dio* of Paria. Wednesday, Douglas Fairbanks, jr., appeara in "Chances," another good picture. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, August 14,1931 thnqutfiout the county Monday, September 14. If the election car ries, it ia likely that toe three achoola will be opened a few daya later. And if the election fails, then the opening will likely be postponed for several weeka for these three achoola only. Several of the school faculties have been selected and contracts are now pending in many cases in other schools. The names of the faculty members have not been announced ao far, but complete lists will be made public within the next few days, it ia understood. CHANGES MADE IN GAME LAWS EFFECTIVE 1931 Open Season on Squirrels Begins September 1 This Year The 1931 session of the General As sembly of North Carolina made a number of changes in the game laws of the State, the most important af fecting this section being briefly "sum marized as follows open seasons and bag limits): Squirrel: September 1 to December 31. Bag limit, 10 in one day. Rabbit: May be killed with gun at any time, but hunted with dogs No vember 20 to February 15. No bag limit. Deer, buck: September 15 to Janu ary 1. Bag limit, 2in one day, 4 dur ing season. Deer, doe: Season closed until Sep tember 1, 1933. Fur bearers: Raccoon, mink, opos sum, skunk, otter, and muskrat: With dog and gun October 1 to February 15. Trapping November 15 to Feb ruary 15th. Quail: November 20 to February 15. Bag limit, 10 in one day. Wild Turkey: November 20 to Feb ruary 15. Bag limit, 2 in one day, 5 during season. Dove: November 20 to January 31. Bag limit, 25 in one day. Pheasants: Season closed until Sep tember 1, 1933. Woodcock: December 1 to Decem ber 31. Bag limit, 4in one day. Duck, geese, brant, and coot: No vember 1 to January 15. Bag limit, 15 ducks in one day, 4 geese, and 8 brant. Swan, wood duck, and eider duck: Nc open season. Species unprotected are: Wild cat, F.nglish sparrows, Great Horned Owl, Cooper's and Sharp-Shinned hawks, crows, blackbirds, jays, and buzzards. License selling agents will be the same as last year. Mary Gray's Auto Wrecked By Fire On Roanoke Dam The Pontiac sedan, belonging to Msry Gray, colored, was wrecked by fire early last Wednesday night when a short circuit in an overhead light started a blaze in the car top. Chas. Joiner, driver of the care at the time, stak-d that when he first saw the fire it was eating into the top fabric very rapidly. He was traveling on the Roa noke River dam* and was between the two bridges when the fire started. The fire burned itself out before it reached the engine and the front tires, destroying the body and the back tires. A small amount of insurance was carried on the machine. Announce Curb Market Prices Here for Saturday In announcing the prices on the curb market here for tomorrow, the home agent, Miss Lora E. Sleeper, stated, "Even though our curb mar ket is small compared with others, we believe no greater variety of produce can be found on any other market of this size. Try our eggplant and okra." The prices: Beets, 3c a bunch; butter beans, !8c a quart; cabbage, 3c a pound; corn, 18c a dozen; cucumbers, 5c a pound; egg plant, 9c a pound; okra, 9c a pound; watermelons, 15-25 c each; bell pepper, 9c a pound; potatoes, ,2g a pound; rhubarb, 15c a pound; toma toes, 5c a pound; country butter, 35c a pound; eggs, 20c a dozen; canta loupes, 5-8 c each; hens, live, 20 cents a pound; hens, dressed, 28 cents a pound; broilers, 30 cents a pound. Rev. E. P, West To Preach At Union Service Sunday Rev. E, P. We«, Baptist minister from Hobgood, will preach the union •crmon at the Presbyterian church next Sunday night at 8 o'clock, Mr. Weat has preached in William* ■ton on ether occaaions, where he is always gladly heard. At the Baptist church Sunday morn ing the pastor will have for his ser mon theme, "The Glory of Having a Job" REGISTRATION FOR ELECTION LESS THAN 200 County Chairman Warns Citizens if They Want to Vote Registration for the special school election to be held in this county September 14 is progressing very slowly, reports received yesterday from several of the registrars indicat ed. The books have been open about one week and less than 200 people have registered, Mt is estimated. In this precinct, 38 «i(izens had' register ed up until yesterday noon. The books will remain open through Saturday, September S, and regardless of how many times a person has reg istered heretofore, he will have to register before that date if he votes in the September 14. Mr* Sylvester Peel;, chairman of the Mar tin County Board of Elections is making official announcenftnt this week, warning all citizens that if they would vote in the election, they, must register on or before Saturday, September S. Citizens in this precinct are urged to ( register with Registrar Luther Peel at the Peel Motor Company garage lon Washington Street. | A continued discussion of the pro posed extended term for the entire jcotmty is being heard here and there, and it is generally believed that the public will favor the measure at the pells next month. . MAN STEALS HIS OWN FORD AUTO J. P. Jacksdn Is from Wil mington and Not from Williamston * j J. P. Jackson, arrested in Edin |bi:gh, Texas, last week and giving his jaddress as Williamston, is a Wilming ton man, it was learned by Deputy S. H. Grimes here this week from the State Auto Theft Bureau, Raleigh. Jackson was in the company of one J F. Curtin who was arrested in the Texas town for forgery. No charge was preferred against Jackson, but in the exchange of information it was learned that he was from Wilmington and had run away with his own car, leaving his creditors behind. When arrested by the Texas sheriff, Jackson stated he was from this town. '1 he Texas officer wrote Sheriff C. B. Roebuck who investigated the report, and it was later learned that Jackson wis not a Williamston man. MANY FARMING TOO MUCH LAND 10 Acres of Land Plenty To Make Living Say Some Authorities A recent press dispatch states: Many farmers who are unable to , "make a living" on 25 acres of land i would find it easier if they worked only , 10 acres, We have in mind one for- [ eigner who came to North Carolina ( and purchased 10 acres of land. Some of the neighbors inquired of the new-| comer if lie thought he could make! a living on 10 acres. His reply was. that if he couldn't he would sell five; acre*." It require* two acres of land to feed the average American according to an article in Good Health magazine. The story points out that while it takes 2 acres to produce enough food for the average American, only one acre is lrequired to provide food for the aver age German, half an acre to feed a ( Chinaman, and one-fourth an acre for ( 'a Japanese. The difference doesn't] come about, it is pointed out, irr the a ' mount of food consumed by the mem bers of the different races, but be cause of the difference in diet. Peaches for Hogs, Corn for Burning Is Fmrm Economy Chicago, Aug. 12.—Sagging of mar ket prices for commodities today brought figures from statisticians to show that farmers in many cases could save money by burning corn for fuel and feeding peaches to hogs. Corn took a dive of "nearly 3 cents a bushel to 48 cents before recovering on the Board of Trade, while first crop peachea in Southern Illinois went on the market for from 35 to SO cents a bushel-. Allowing for transportation 1 grain experts figured farmers could get only about 22 cents a bushel for maize 1 so that a ton of the coarse grain in corn region* would be from $2 to Is 4 a ton cheaper than coal, j" While the fattening powers of peaches had not been demonstrated, market expert* aaid it was merely a matter of figures that seven bushels of cheapAt peaches would cost only $2.45 a* against nearly $3.50 for seven bushels of marketed corn, supposed to produce 100 pounds of pork. Tobacco Production Curtailed by M Curtailing tobacco production at every turn has been reported by farmers in toe county this season. The acreage wae cut greatly at the atart. The bottom leavee were pulled and thrown away aa a sec ond step in the production curtail ment program. And now the growers are cutting down the stalks with the tips and even the next to the last primings in some cases on them. The complete cur tailment policy involving the three SOUTH DOESN'T THINK MUCH OF BOARD'S PLAN ♦ Governor Gardner Opposed To Making Southern Farmer the Goat I A plan was advanced by the Federal I Farm Board in the Nation's Capital this week whereby the cotton farmer would not have to give but two-thirds of his crop away. The other third, the Farm Board would have the farm er plow under, and to make it simple and eliminate all errors, the board suggests ithat the grower plow under every third row\ To make the appar ently absurd plan one of fairness to all, nothing was said by the Farm Board about dealers and the board itself burning or destroying one-third of their holdings that the price of the remaining two-thirds might be boost ed. As a lash hanging over the head of the growers, the Farm Board threat ened to turn loose its large holdings and flood the already flooded market. Governors of the Did South yester day sneered at the plan advanced by the farm board, several declaring that it would be be tter to harvest the crop now Hearing .maturity and plant no cotton next year. Governor Gardner stated when his opinion of the plan was asked, that he "opposed making the Southern cotton farmer the goat," and added that the farmers of this State did not plant the 'third' row this year. lie proposed that the Farm Board destroy a third of the supply it holds. Old Huey I'. Long, governor of Louisiana, said, "the plan sounds good, but damned if 1 know—" ■ The low price of cotton will not af ift ct this county to any great extent. Of course, it will be felt, and there will be some difference. Last year Martin produced 4,'>13 bales. T|iis year a smaller production is "predict- Regular Preaching Services Jamesville Baptist Church Rev. W. B. Harrington will conduct the regular preaching services in the Jamesville Baptist Church Sunday morning at II o'clock and that evening at 8:00 o'clock, it Was announced yes , tcrday. In announcing the series of revival services at the Cedar Branch Baptist Church, it was stated recently that the first of the series would he preached Sunday, September 9. The services start Wednesday evening, September 1 9th. Rev. Harrington will conduct the ' services. . ■ jiVew Prohibition Agent , Temporarily Located Here » Federal Prohibition Agent V. (I. Spivey, of New Bern, was temporar ily located here this week and made his first raid near Corey's old store in 1 Bear Grass Township yesterday morn ' iug. The plant was found, hut the 'owner had removed the still. Presbyterians Announce Their Sunday Services Sunday, August lb, 1931: "The Church with an Open Door." Church school at 9:45 a. m, All members are; urged to be present as there will be no preaching service this Sunday. Bear Grass Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. ' Preaching at H P. M. Rev. W. P. Brown, of Gdenton, will preach. 1 Roberson's Farm Sunday school at 4 p. m. Come, worship with us. Brazil is more than 200,000 square miles larger than the entire United States. The world's taljest ferns exist in the Hawaiian Islands, where they grow to a height of 30 to 40 feet. Born without ears, 10-year-old Frank Litch, of Lynn, Mass., now hears with the aid of artificial ears which may be attached to' and removed from the head at will. I A white hot meteorite, 3 inches in diameter and weighing one pound, fell info the yard of J. L. Kuckman's home at Corbley, Mont. processes has not been widely followed in this county, but one oi more of the steps have been taken by a majority of Martin far mers. Many farmers are completing the curing work this week and a goodly number has already cut the tobacco stalks. It is reliably advanced that the harvesting of tips of prospective poor quality will result in a loss to the grower, and that it would be profitable for him to leave them in the field. NEW USE ) V, I / Chicago, Aug. 11.—If the price of cotton falls much further, Wil liam Wrigley, Jr., said today that he probably would use it instead of excelsior to pack his chewing gum. Wrigley, multi-millionaire busi ness man, owner of the Chicago Cubs, and developer df California's famous Catalina Island, started five months ago to trade gum for cotton in the South. At the time cotton was selling for about 12 cents a pound. Cotton since has gone down to 6.80 cents, leaving Wrigley with a large paper loss. "But, as we said originally," Wrigley added, "we will continue to buy cotton with the proceeds of all gum sold in the South, no mat ter how low the price goes, until December 1." BEGINS REVIVAL AT EVERETTTS Rev. J. M. Perry to Conduct Series of Services, Be ' - ginning Sunday fieginninf next Sunday and con filming through August 27. KvangV list J. M. IVrry, of Vernon, Texas, will conduct a series of revival serv ices in the Christian church at I'.ver etts. The services will open each eve ning during the period at H o'clock. Rev. Mr. ferry, a native of this section, but for the past several years connected with the Vernon church, is well known in this section and large crowds are expected to hear him dur ing his engagement at tlfe Everetts church, lie was pastor of the Roher sonville Christian church for a num ber of years. > HALT ATTEMPT TO RAISE BARGE High Water in the Roanoke Here Will Delay Sal vage Work a Week High waters in the Roanoke this week again delayed the salvage oper ations started nearly two weeks ago in an elTort to raise the barge, "Lynn" that went to the bottom of the river here with 731 tons of fertilizer aboard. Before the high waters came, the jiidvage crew was-*'planning to start pumping water out ,oS the boat this morning, but the high tide brought a halt to the work yesterday. Ihe high water mark will be reached about Sat-, urday or Sunday, and it will be some time next week, probably Tuesday or Wednesday before pumping operations are resumed, Captain Williams, of the "John Haggerty" stated late yester day. SNOW FALLS IN SOUTH DAKOTA Weather Report from South Dakota Reads Like Fairy Tale It sounds as if it might lie a good natured story, the report from South Dakota stating ti>at*"~ snow fell there early this week. The report coming out of Water town, S. D., reads: "Snow in Augustl ' "A very fine, light snow, sufficient to be identified, fell for a few min utes Monday. The weather was cloudy and threatening and the temperature at 7 a. m. was 56 degrees above'zero. "Percy Albrook, official weather ob server, said the snow came in two s(|iialls and melted before touching the ground." Harvey Gardner Grows Large Meloji Near Here His reputation as a watermelon grower seems to follow him where ever he goes, and this year on the old Sitterson farm, located on the McCaskey road, Mr. Harvey Gardner raised a crop of the melons weighing any where front 40 to 70 pounds, a general run, Watch the Label On Your Paper Aa It Carrie* the Date When Your Subscription Expires ESTABLISHED 1898 CANNING RECORD IS ESTABLISHED IN THIS COUNTY Several Carloads of Glass Containers Distributed In Past Few Weeks More fruits and vegetables have bten canned in Martin county this year than have been canned in any other period heretofore, it is believed. And the preserving work is still un derway, Several solid carloads of ftuit jars have been distributed at this point during the past few days, and the supply is now exhausted with an aj pareutly strong demand for the Containers still expressed. Local merchants state they sold more of the glass containers this sea son than ever before, that an ail-time record probably would have been es tablished had the supply held out. A few of the stores have a small sup ply of jars in the half gallon size, and those containers are moving fast; Hint- and i|uart-size .jars are to be found in local stocks, the ■ dealers experiencing ninth difficulty in Retting new shipments. t heap peaches, delivered here by jSandhill growers, have been one of jthe boosting factors in the canning business in this section during the current season. Ihe choice offerings of the peach growers were delivered J here for $1 a bushel, and street sales attracted ready customers, truck load latter truck load sold from one I curt* spot. C hie of the deplorable features, other than the starvation price re jceived by the growers, is that the pre •serving was, more or less, limited, those who all but face hunger and want this winter apparently ignoring the golden opportunity to store up food for the winter. Then there were some who could not advance the price t f the peaches, sugar and preserving containers, indicating, that there'll IK* ,a heavy dralt on charity this coming winter. I lie s,ih> spots,- have been real cen t«i> of activity here during the past few days, and the sales have lieeu in.dr to all classes, including farnt r> and sniall peach • growers them selves in this section. | No reliable estimate as to the num- IH r of jars used for preserving in this Jcounty this season is to be had, but it is believed that the number will total 'many thousands. / LOCALSCOUTSTO MAKE LONG TRIP Seven 'Planning To Spend Week on Indian Reser vation Near Asheville Seveli local Hoy Smuts, honorary members »l lht* I ribe of the Kunieli, are planiiinK to leave here early next [Tuesday morning lor the Cherokee I Indian reservation in the ° mountains 'of western North Carolina where they 'uHl camp 11ir .1 week The tioyn, Ben Hopkins, Lawrence I.indsley, jr., J. I). Howen, Horace Kay, Wheeler Mar tin, jr., Hilly Clark and Oscar Auder json, jr., planning to make the trip ftre .to leave Wilson with a large number jof other scouts at eixk' o'cliu'k Tues- Jday morning and camp one en route to thv reservation. They will spend five days and five nights on the reservation and return here Tuesday |week, Scoutmaster Wheeler Martin stated this morning. j At the present time, the boys are finding transportation means difficult, 'and it might he that some of the num .ber will be unable to go on account of 'that. t | The trip, one of the most "promising undertaken by scouts in this section, is limited to members of the Tribe of , Kunieli, Williamston having an tin .UMially large number in the group. PLANT REFUSES MANY TOMATOES Bertie Growers Haul Their Fruits Back Home and Fe«id It To Hogs A glutted market for tomatoes was reported at the Plymouth packing and canning plant yesterday when hundreds of crates filled with the ripe fruit were refused by the company. *1 he action is said to have lieen resent ed by the growers, who were deliver ing the tomatoes under contract. John Bell, large grower in Bertie, sent 330 crates to the plant yesterday, and when the load was refused, he accepted the approximately S6O loss and hauled the tomatoes back home for his hogs. Some farmers in Washington Coun ty are said to have sold all theif crops, while many others, a few of whom live in this county, .are said to be little more than half through with the harvesting work. It was unofficially reported yester day that the plant would not operate 'any more this season.
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